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NOAA Fisheries' science-based conservation and management of sustainable fisheries, marine mammals, endangered species, and their habitats have become global models for marine stewardship and sustainability.

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Trading Prairie Winds for Ocean Swells: How Two Kansas Teachers Brought NOAA Fisheries Research Home to the Midwest

This summer, two educators from Kansas traveled hundreds of miles in different directions to sail as Teachers at Sea aboard NOAA research vessels.
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view of NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson underway, as seen from a small workboat. a portion of the workboat is visible in the foreground, though the image is focused on the view of the larger ship. NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program provides educators hands-on marine science experience aboard NOAA research vessels. TAS ‘26 Guy Sturdevant took this photo of NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson from the small workboat Peggy D.

How to Filet a Fish with Chef Matthew Ona of The Culinary Institute of America

One of the best ways to discover seafood is to get adventurous at home! Follow along with Chef Matthew Ona of the Culinary Institute of America as he shares how to filet a fish.
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A man in chef attire and a professional chef's hat stands behind a metal butcher block with salmon filets laid out on a blue cutting board in front of him.  He's smiling at the camera and various kitchenware and knifes are hanging on the wall behind him. Chef Matthew Ona of the Culinary Institute of America Credit: Courtesy of Chef Ona

Highly Migratory Species Management: Managing Shared Resources at Home and Around the World

Through leadership in domestic and international organizations, NOAA Fisheries helps advance science-based highly migratory species fishery management to bolster healthy international fish stocks and advocate for U.S. fishermen and fishing communities.
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A graphic with two photos stylized as polaroids. The left is a 1960s image of a swordfishing vessel off the coast of New England and the right is a recent picture of two people in hazard vests offloading swordfish packed in ice. The background is a faded image of boats at a dock in hawaii Archival photo of New England swordfishing vessel (left) courtesty of NOAA Fisheries; Background photo and photo offloading fish (right) courtesy of Hawaii Longline Association/Eric Kingma
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Collaborating with Canadian Scientists on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research

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Our Milford Lab hosted three Canadian scientists to study the effects of marine carbon dioxide removal strategies and foster international cooperation—using home brewing equipment.
October 05, 2026 - Science Blog ,
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Two female scientists wearing jackets in a greenhouse. One is filling a large round glass fermentation tank with water. Scientists Helen Gurney-Smith and Lauren Witick work to fill the mesocosms with seawater at the start of the experiment in the Milford Lab’s greenhouse. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Katyanne Shoemaker

Evaluating Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Model Outputs as an Undergraduate Intern at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

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Ocean acidification from an interns viewpoint.
September 16, 2026 - Science Blog ,
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Thumbs up at computer station, intern smiling at colleague. Me at my desk working through code to produce figures for my presentation. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Grace Davis

Exploring the Colors of the Ocean: My NOAA Hollings Internship

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Our intern, Grace Davis talks about her time at the center.
September 14, 2026 - Science Blog ,
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